During her impassioned speech, Murray called on attendees to stand up and shout loud on behalf of workers, noting that in 2010 more than 4,600 workers died on the job — that's about 13 deaths every single day. And thousands more workers died due to occupational illnesses and millions more were injured on the job. Murray noted that "this crude expression of the workplace doesn't fall equally" — immigrant workers, in particular, suffer a greater burden of workplace-related illness and injury.

"Most of the time, workers die quietly; no one notices but their family, their friends and their fellow workers," she told the crowd. "It's heartbreaking...we know these stories, the question is what do we do about it?"

Build a movement and remember our history, Murray said. She noted that from the end of WWII to the late 1970s, the nation experienced an increase in unionization, jobs and wages as well as an improvement in health and safety conditions. Since the 1970s, however, we've been going in reverse — "workers are under attack," she said.

"No matter who wins next week, we need to understand that our work cannot stop...an injury to one is an injury to all," Murray said. "When we come together and organize and fight for the rights of all people, we win. ...This country was built by workers and it has to be a country for workers."

— K.K.

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